ALLEGAN TOWNSHIP, MI -- For more than an hour a man pounded on the front and back doors of a home on Blue Bird Lane before a deputy arrived to open the door and advise him that he was at his neighbor's house, not his own.

Alcohol was a factor in the man's confusion, authorities said.

Out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, the homeowner sprang from his bed to see what was the matter.MLive File Photo

The homeowner called 911 shortly before 4 a.m. Dec. 17 to say that he was awakened by a sound he thought at first was snow falling from the roof, according to a news release from the Allegan County Sheriff's Office.

The noise went on for so long, though, that the man finally got out of bed and looked out to discover the noise was caused by a man pounding on his door and demanding to be let inside.

The man refused to believe the homeowner when he told him he had the wrong address. Instead, he climbed over a 6-foot fence to get to the back door, where he again attempted entry, authorities said.

A deputy arrived and was led by the homeowner through the house to the back door were the suspect was still pounding on the door and yelling “let me the (expletive) in”.

The deputy opened the door and immediately noticed the strong odor of intoxicants, according to the news release. The 18-year-old man, cut and scraped from the climb over the fence, to the officer he believed he was at his own home, which was nearby.

The man was arrested for disorderly conduct and cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol.